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A 1960 film with Sadhana, Motilal, Durga Khote & others. It is story about a post master receiving a cheque of 500,000 INR . It is to be given to the person who will use it for the benefit of other people.Everybody claims to be honest to have it. Remember ‘Malamal’ where everyone wanted toContinue reading “Parakh”

It is a 1971 Hindi film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee & written by Gulzar. Dharmendra,Jaya bachchan, Utpal Dutt formed the main cast. It is Jaya Bhaduri- Bachchan’s career making film.She is a schoolgirl with a huge crush on Dharmendra.He plays as himself.The movie has many snippets from other films,it is a must quiz.It was aContinue reading “Guddi”

A 1974 drama starring Jaya Bachchan & Vijay Anand. It is a precursor of all those rich girl & poor boy sagas.It is a remake of a 1963 Bengali film Saat Pake Bandha starring Suchitra Sen. It was based on a story by Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay. Kora Kagaz means Blank Paper is directed by Anil Ganguly.Continue reading “Kora Kagaz”

A 1970 Hindi Film starring Jeetendra, Sanjeev Kumar, Mumtaz in the lead.Laxmikant Pyarelal composed the music. It is recorded as super hit on the box office India. It is a remake of a Telugu movie “Punarjanma” (1963) & was simultaneously made in Tamil with Sivaji Ganesan & Jayalalitha, later on it was made in Malayalam.Continue reading “KHILONA”

A 1971 film starring Rajesh Khanna & Mumtaz which was a major blockbuster. Surjit Singh is forced to take care of Ram Din’s family after he accidently kills him in a road accident under the influence of alcohol. However he is treated with hostility by Ram Din’s family members. Dushman means enemy. It is basedContinue reading “DUSHMAN”

A 1977 film directed by Basu Chatterjee & had music by Rajesh Roshan.The star cast included Shabana Azmi, Girish Karnad,Vikram(of Julie fame), Utpal Dutt, Shashikala & others.The film was shot in Dahisar & Dahisar river banks. It has Dharmendra & Hema Malini in guest appearance.(So does Amol Palekar’s ‘Choti Si Baat’) The movie is basedContinue reading “Swami”

I had translated the first poem in std 7, “Gudiya meri rani hai…lagti badi sayani hai…”…..Gudiya mazi rani, ahe kitti sahani….& found a great joy that I hadn’t known existed.Then came a stage when I could write,really write on my own,my own thoughts.”Dhuraat disti prakashache kiran….I was watching smoke coming out of a chimney fromContinue reading “Down the memory lane”

An office romance between the boss & his secretary who comes from a humble household & aspires to make it big. She is very obedient & carries out her duties faithfully. She is working for the director Kim Young & meets Kim Jaekyung, who is in a lovable role. Jaekyung is her former boss, soContinue reading “The secret life of my secretary”

I had watched a talk given by Anupam kher & loved the concept.Lets try to explore it further…the love shown in films,how true & how filmy?…A song sequence in ,’Achut Kanya ‘ was singing along with the beloved swinging from a swing.’Mein ban ki chidiya bolu re…it was for our benefit & no denials orContinue reading “Love….? That’s it !”

A 1976 film that had Amitabh in a romantic role. He has been known to be an action hero & yet here he had no action. All the songs were super hit.The plot was simple. Amit & Pooja love each other ,but the parents intervene . So they marry as per their parents wishes. TheyContinue reading “Kabhi Kabhi”